Saving Old Seagulls

Yep! Spark plug lead, replace as Seagull. Flywheel off same as Seagull. Shear pin is brass! (Not welding rod or SS) One tube is water from pump the other (Shorter one) is water out. Half out tell tale and the rest into torque tube that is also the exhaust. Points 0.015 and plug (Champion L85 - 90c)...

[ color=#008000]THAT! is Classic! No more white paint from now on........HA! OK, what is the Anagram for "Toyota Fkd Steering or throttle control" ......... Maybe Toyota need a REALLY wide timing mark to get around production problems with anything that can even be remotely considered as.....

Hey Mates! This is absolutely Splendid indeed! Just the simple things of outboards and carrying on with life etc? Maybe continue with stories like above, all very good! As an aside, I had no real problems with having "Boy Toys" or even a proper workshop with a 12volt caravan fridge in it ...

I have noticed recently some comments pertaining to "Partners", common law or, good grief, actual marriage? Old outboards in general in the family home and surrounding sheds and nooks and crannies appear to be somewhat of a relevant starting topic when a HID has some influence enough to a...

High Rick, I just let Huggy know the exact opposite actually regarding cast fat legs and the skinny ones..............what I have experienced anyway. I always thort that the cast legs were actually normal but with the advent of the long long long shaft 1947 being the first skinny leg/torque tube ar...

"No way. Coconut oil. must be a viscous solution is it?" Um actually the stuff basically comes out of the sexual parts of a tree! A Coconut one at that and yes it would have a Tad Viscosity Index as being "An Oil". Wear a condom if you are affronted with that.................Sti...

I too rebuild Old Dears inside the house, mostly the kitchen close to the fridge............ I do all of my cleaning with solvents or degreasers or smelly stuff outside first. Use Coconut Oil (100%) to keep your bronze clean and glowing from now on. It works and smells very tropical 8) Wipe over wi...